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Shag Species

New Zealand contains 7 of Shag species. These include Great Shag, Little Black Shag, Little Pied Shag, and 4 others.

Great Shag

Phalacrocorax carbo

Common

Native

Little Black Shag

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Fairly Common

Native

Little Pied Shag

Microcarbo melanoleucos

Fairly Common

Native

New Zealand King Shag

Leucocarbo carunculatus

Very Rare

Endemic

Otago Shag

Leucocarbo chalconotus

Fairly Common

Endemic

Pied Shag

Phalacrocorax varius

Fairly Common

Native

Spotted Shag

Phalacrocorax punctatus

Fairly Common

Endemic

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